We are actively investigating other pathways to allow more people from these groups to donate. We are committed to making it easier for more people to donate blood, however it takes time, research, and we need to know that it’s safe and feasible. We know people are frustrated by these rules, and we too would like to see more change. It is discrimination and I feel so helpless,' Scott said. 'It's heartbreaking to constantly hear advertisements on radio and or social media pleading for blood donors when there are many gay men willing to help out but purely because I am a man who is in love with and married to another man, I simply cannot donate. Speaking to FEMAIL the brothers who have a combined 1.2 million followers on TikTok said they both feel 'very strongly' about Scott and other gay men being able to donate. To add to his anger the social media star says the organisation 'blocked him from their Instagram handle' when he approached them on the issue. 'If I was to go in there they would turn me away because I am gay,' he said. 'It is hurtful I am sick of it, I hear their adds every single day in the car and it tells me I should be saving lives and I should consider donating my blood.
Scott, who is gay, says he is not allowed to give blood because he is married to a manīut this doesn't make the situation any less frustrating for would-be donors like Scott.
